Studio PonchioSTPNew · AI Accountant: the firm’s tax assistant, available 24/7 — Try it →
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Ferrara · Via Bagaro 3
Decisions that matter are prepared around a table.
We meet by appointment, Monday to Friday: the structure of an organised firm with the availability of people who are on the spot.
Method
The effects of every choice, assessed beforehand.
Tax, corporate and organisational consequences analysed in advance rather than after the event — including where tax matters meet litigation.
Day-to-day work
Bookkeeping, payroll, returns and opinions. One point of contact.
Figures that add up and decisions on record, year after year. Deadlines looked after without having to think about them.
AI assistant · available around the clock
A first answer, even at eleven at night.
The firm’s assistant answers recurring questions straight away and hands the matter to a professional when a person is genuinely needed.
Specialisations
Environmental businesses and civil works.
Recovery of aggregates and demolition rubble, remediation, landfills and plants: a sector where investment, financial guarantees and permit obligations run through the accounts.
Handover followed by the firm
Switching accountant without stopping operations.
We check the accounting position, deadlines and documents; coordinate the handover with the outgoing advisor and set responsibilities and timing right away.
Chartered accountants · Milan — Ferrara — Codigoro
Tax strategy as an exercise in responsibility.
Tax and corporate advisory for businesses, professionals and corporate groups. Preventive risk analysis, technical rigour and solutions that last — including tax audits, litigation and criminal tax matters.
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- TaxDoes an amending return in the taxpayer’s favour, filed after the notice of irregularity, save you from the collection notice?
- TaxRottamazione-quinquies: no grace period for the second instalment due on 30 September
- TaxAccertamento con adesione and conciliazione do not fix the evaded tax: when the criminal court may redetermine it
- TaxStamp duty on electronic invoices: List B can be corrected until 10 September
- TaxSports volunteers: the reimbursement is not income, but it eats into the €15,000 allowance
- TaxOmitted VAT return: the Agenzia computes the tax without an assessment
- TaxShort-term rentals: the entrepreneurship threshold drops to two properties
- TaxDepreciation and amortisation: the assessment deadline runs from the first year
- TaxPartial autotutela: is it a fresh, separately challengeable assessment?
- TaxDigital VAT reporting: recapitulative statements end on 1 July 2030
Services
Five service areas, one method.
One point of contact for the tax life of the business: accounting, payroll, tax returns and written opinions, with the firm’s AI assistant available 24/7 for a first orientation. The tax, corporate and organisational effects of every choice assessed in advance — not after the fact.
Accounting, financial statements and compliance
Bookkeeping, annual financial statements and periodic filings for companies, businesses and professionals. Method, rigour and deadlines under control: the numbers in order before every decision that counts.
Where tax advice meets criminal exposure
Tax audits, assessments and disputes can take on criminal relevance: they call for unified direction and rapid response. Technical reading of the deeds, coordination with the criminal defence lawyers of our network and attention to the procedural, financial and reputational implications, in full confidentiality.
Payroll and personnel administration
Payslips, hirings, Certificazione Unica, UNIEMENS and 770 filings: complete personnel administration, from the first employee up. Labour costs can also be estimated online with the firm’s tools.
Tax returns and written opinions
Income tax returns for individuals and companies, VAT and periodic filings; and written opinions on specific questions — including corporate and international matters — with a quote you can calculate online. The firm’s AI assistant, available 24/7, provides a first orientation and prepares the professional’s work.
Risk assessment (DVR) and workplace safety
Drafting and updating of the Risk Assessment Document (DVR) and compliance with Legislative Decree 81/2008, in collaboration with Eng. Guelfo Gulinelli: tax, employment and safety obligations under one roof. Discover the service →
When to call the firm
You are growing
More order in your numbers, sustainable tax choices and a solid structure to grow without losing balance.
An unexpected tax notice arrives
Immediate assistance to read the problem and deal with notices, assessments and requests clearly, without improvisation.
Hiring your first employee
Labour cost, contractual classification, payslips and filings: the full picture before you sign.
You operate across borders
Analysis of your tax position and solutions built on the real needs of the person, family or business.
Observatory
Understand first.
The firm’s most recent analysis on rules, practice and case law: not news, but signals that can change a decision.
Unpaid VAT: does an instalment plan rule out the offence?
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TaxThe INPS Guarantee Fund: unpaid TFR and final wages where the employer is insolvent
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TaxCBAM: the 50-tonne threshold and the new monitoring function in the register
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BusinessCarried interest: when the manager’s return is investment income or other income
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The firm’s assistant
A well-asked question is already half the answer.
First orientation on tax and employment matters, 24 hours a day. When the case requires it, a professional steps in.
The founder
Dario Ponchio
Chartered accountant and statutory auditor, founder and principal of the firm. Over twenty years of business tax and corporate advisory in highly complex contexts, with an approach built on technical rigour, foresight and informed risk assessment.
- Università Bocconi — Degree in Economics; Master in Business Tax Law, 110/110 cum laude, specialising in international taxation
- London School of Economics (LSE) — international studies
- PwC — statutory audit; EY — international tax consulting
- Network — commercialistiavvocati.net
The trademarks and logos shown belong to their respective owners and are used solely to indicate the founder’s education and previous professional experience; their use implies no affiliation with, or endorsement by, the organisations concerned.
Offices
Frequently asked questions
Who does the firm work with?
Businesses, corporate groups and professionals requiring not only technical competence but also attention, confidentiality and a medium-to-long-term view.
What is your approach to tax advisory?
Our work goes beyond compliance: it aims to build solutions that are sustainable from a tax, legal and reputational standpoint, keeping coherence and effectiveness over time.
Do you assist with audits and assessments?
Yes: reading of deeds, assessment of options and direct assistance at every stage, including situations with criminal tax relevance.
Do you also handle payroll and HR administration?
Yes: payroll management and employment advisory for client businesses, with attention to work organisation and to sensitive phases of employment relationships.
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Milan
Viale Elvezia 12
★★★★★5,0 · 1 review
“Dario has been of fundamental importance in helping us with Italian and international tax matters; his knowledge and expertise are exceptional.”
Ashad
Ferrara
Via Bagaro 3
★★★★★5,0 · 26 reviews
“Reliable, serious and very well prepared professionals. Always available and courteous.”
Rossella Ferraresi (translated)
Codigoro
Via IV Novembre 33
★★★★★5,0 · 12 reviews
“Excellent knowledge of tax matters: accurate, punctual and fast on every question put to them.”
Davide Frezzati (translated)
Clear, immediate first guidance.
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